CVE-2026-16480

IBM Db2 11.5.0 through 11.5.9, and 12.1.0 through 12.1.5 is affected by an improper authorization vulnerability in the certain command, allowing a non-privileged user to bypass authority checks and modify database catalog data.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7282951	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-12 21:17

Updated : 2026-08-18 18:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-16480

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16480

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16480

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

db2

CWE

CWE-602

Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

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